Apr 10 The health care debate has shifted to the GOP — and most people don’t like what they see, poll says By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Emily Swanson, Associated Press Even among rank-and-file Republicans, there's opposition to cuts to Medicaid and changes that would let insurers charge higher premiums to older adults. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 5:21 News Wrap: Neil Gorsuch confirmed at end of Senate’s Supreme Court fight By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the battle over Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch ended as President Trump’s pick was confirmed to fill the seat of the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Also, an attack in Sweden left at least four people… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 10:16 Senate debates Gorsuch, heading into possible nuclear face-off By PBS News Hour The U.S. Senate spent all night and all day debating Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and the so-called "nuclear option," which would change long-standing rules so that confirmation requires only a majority vote. Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch News Wrap: Trump takes aim at the Freedom Caucus By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump tweeted that some conservatives in the Freedom Caucus will hurt the Republican agenda if "they don't get on the team." A Caucus member later responded that "most people don't take well to being… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 8:53 First public Senate Intelligence hearing on Russia probe highlights influence of disinformation By PBS News Hour The Senate Intelligence Committee held its first public hearing on Russia's election season meddling, where both committee leaders made clear they wanted to avoid the partisanship that's plagued their House counterparts' investigation. They focused on issues from the very real… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 5:12 What tumult over Russia investigation, health care means for the GOP By PBS News Hour For Republicans, last week's collapse of the effort to repeal Obamacare and the ongoing drama over the investigation into Russian connections with the Trump campaign have put the majority party on a rocky road. Judy Woodruff speaks with Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 10:16 How healthy are the Affordable Care Act marketplaces? By Jason Kane, Matt Ehrichs The Affordable Care Act withstood a Republican effort to "repeal and replace," but there are problems with the current law that lawmakers acknowledge need to be addressed. We meet a few Americans who have concerns about Obamacare. Then Mary Agnes… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 5:05 News Wrap: White House struggles to shift gears amid Russia questions By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, White House efforts to move beyond the failed attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act were overshadowed by mounting questions over House Intelligence Chair Devin Nunes' revelation about intercepted Trump communications. Also, Turkish… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 5:34 Rep. Swalwell: Nunes ‘betrayed’ duty to independent Russia probe By PBS News Hour The House Intelligence Committee descended into further division over its Russia investigation on Friday. Republican chair Rep. Devin Nunes called off a public hearing with former intelligence agency leaders, prompting the committee's ranking Democrat to challenge the decision and dispute… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 9:08 Where does Congress go next on health care? By PBS News Hour Now that Republicans have withdrawn a health care bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, what comes next? Judy Woodruff gets two perspectives on the aftermath and next steps from Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, and Lanhee Chen of… Continue watching